Caliper rebuild service suggestions
Melting Slicks
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Ck. yours for stainless steel sleeved bores. If they are sleeved then you can rebuild them. mike...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...-calipers.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...-calipers.html
Last edited by mds3013; Jan 13, 2013 at 03:59 PM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Tampa Bay FL
If you go with a mailorder outfit, I've had GREAT results with Van Steel, Clearwater, FL.
You have to send them your cores. In my experience, if the cores already were sleeved once and have failed, they will not refund the core and you will pay full price (no core refund).
You have to send them your cores. In my experience, if the cores already were sleeved once and have failed, they will not refund the core and you will pay full price (no core refund).
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
If you want your's rebuilt and sent back to you, I know that Muskegon Brake will put stainless sleeves in for you and rebuild them. If you just want rebuilt ones, pretty much any of the forum vendors will do and just send your's in as cores. I've always been partial to Vette Brakes.
Le Mans Master
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From: RI, Now Franklin/Nashville TN
I have regular SS sleeved rebuilt calipers in my 78 since 1985 from VBP, no o rings, just regular seals. No issues for 27 years! Change the brake fluid every 2-3 years. Car sits 99% of the time and driven about 500-750 miles per year.
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: California
Ummmm..I just picked them up at the local auto parts for 65 bucks (50 core charge and they don't check the old ones)...now I'm wondering if the sleeves are standard now or is it possible I got non-sleeved? How does one check? I haven't installed them yet...
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Drifting
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From: Medina Ohio
In your case you shouldn't, but to check you would have to pull the pistons out of the bores. Near the bottom you can see the lip and a difference between the two metals from where the sleeve was pressed in.
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From: California
99% that they are sleeved. Non-sleeved would be original, or old stock. As far as I know all the repro. and reman. are all sleeved.
In your case you shouldn't, but to check you would have to pull the pistons out of the bores. Near the bottom you can see the lip and a difference between the two metals from where the sleeve was pressed in.
In your case you shouldn't, but to check you would have to pull the pistons out of the bores. Near the bottom you can see the lip and a difference between the two metals from where the sleeve was pressed in.
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From: Taylor Michigan
but, whatever